Horror movies started to wane around the onset of World War II, and after World War II, when all the troops came home, people weren't really interested in seeing horror movies, because they had the real horror right on their front doorsteps.

ESP KH-2 M-II "Ouija" - This guitar contains 2 spelling errors. Hammett played guitar on the track "Satan" with Orbital for the Spawn: The Album soundtrack released in July 1997. He also appeared on the "Kichigai" E.

In 2003 Hammett was ranked 11th on Rolling Stone's list of The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. In 2009 Hammett was ranked number 15 in Joel McIver's book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists.